Ma-ubin

Rice growing and fishing are the major contributors to the economy. It is a developing town with growing transportation and communication services.

The town is linked with Yangon, 40 miles (65 km) east, by the Twante Canal which heads east. The canal opened in 1932 and improved the transporting of goods back and forth from the former capital, then known as Rangoon.{{Cite book|author=Stevenson, J.| title=Irrawaddy: Benevolent River of Burma|year=2004|publisher= Times Editions (Singapore)|isbn=981-232-593-X}}

The town was hit by an earthquake in 2023, killing 3 people including 2 nuns. The {{M|w|link=y}} 4.8 earthquake had an epicenter near the city in Nyaungdon Township.{{Cite anss|M 4.8 - 20 km SSW of Nyaungdon, Myanmar|2023|us7000k6tu}}

The predominant religion in the area is Theravada Buddhism and there are many pagodas within Maubin township:

Sein Mya Kantha Zeti pagoda is located on the Sane Mya Kanthar Street just north of the town.

Paw Taw Mu Pagoda, (formally Myo Oo Paw Taw Mu Ceti) is an ancient pagoda situated in the southern part of the town on the Toe River. The old pagoda fell in 2002 following river erosion of the bank but it was rebuilt on 22 May 2005 under government guidance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucsy.edu.mm/maubincu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117004601/http://www.ucsy.edu.mm/maubincu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2010 |title=Maubin District |publisher=Maubin Computer University |accessdate=August 21, 2009 }}

Shwe Phone Myint Ceti is located in the Pagoda Street in the 2nd quarter of the town. The foundation stone of the Ceti was laid in 1890. Other notable pagodas include the Akyawsulyanmyattonetan pagoda.

In 2023, an earthquake damaged the Shwe Phone Myint Ceti.{{cite news |title=သတင်းမအူပင်မြို့အနီးဗဟိုပြု ငလျင်လှုပ်ခတ် သီလရှင်နှစ်ဦးအပါအဝင် ၃ဦး အုတ်တံတိုင်းပိ၍ သေဆုံးဟုကနဦးသတင်းရရှိ |trans-title=News: Earthquake with epicenter near Ma-ubin kills 3, including 2 nuns from collapsing damage |url=https://www.ludunwayoo.com/news-mm/2023/06/07/78737/ |work=Ludunwayoo |language=my}}

There are four bridges in Maubin district, including Maubin Bridge, Khattiya Bridge, Pantanaw Bridge and Bo Myat Htun Bridge. Maubin Bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge with a capacity of 60 tons. It is located in Maubin Township and the foundation stone was laid on 4 April 1994. The bridge formally opened on 10 February 1998.

{{Weather box

| location = Maubin (1991–2020)

| single line = Y

| metric first = Y

|Jan high C = 31.0

|Feb high C = 33.4

|Mar high C = 35.4

|Apr high C = 36.9

|May high C = 34.2

|Jun high C = 31.0

|Jul high C = 30.3

|Aug high C = 30.1

|Sep high C = 31.1

|Oct high C = 32.2

|Nov high C = 32.1

|Dec high C = 30.6

| year high C = 32.3

|Jan mean C = 23.2

|Feb mean C = 25.0

|Mar mean C = 27.4

|Apr mean C = 29.5

|May mean C = 28.9

|Jun mean C = 27.4

|Jul mean C = 26.9

|Aug mean C = 26.7

|Sep mean C = 27.2

|Oct mean C = 27.6

|Nov mean C = 26.6

|Dec mean C = 24.1

| year mean C = 26.7

|Jan low C = 15.4

|Feb low C = 16.6

|Mar low C = 19.4

|Apr low C = 22.1

|May low C = 23.5

|Jun low C = 23.7

|Jul low C = 23.6

|Aug low C = 23.4

|Sep low C = 23.3

|Oct low C = 23.0

|Nov low C = 21.0

|Dec low C = 17.6

| year low C = 21.1

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 6.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 5.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 10.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 30.2

|May precipitation mm = 280.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 492.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 574.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 535.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 359.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 201.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 40.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 8.0

| year precipitation mm = 2544.5

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 0.4

|Feb precipitation days = 0.2

|Mar precipitation days = 0.8

|Apr precipitation days = 1.8

|May precipitation days = 13.9

|Jun precipitation days = 24.7

|Jul precipitation days = 25.8

|Aug precipitation days = 26.0

|Sep precipitation days = 21.1

|Oct precipitation days = 12.6

|Nov precipitation days = 3.2

|Dec precipitation days = 0.4

|year precipitation days = 130.9

|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Myanmar/CSV/Maubin_48095.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| publisher = World Meteorological Organization

| access-date = 16 October 2023}}

}}

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The town has several universities including University of Computer Studies (Maubin), Technological University, Maubin and Ma-ubin University. University of Computer Studies (Maubin) offers degrees in Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Technology and post-graduate degrees of Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Technology, Master of Computer Science, Master of Computer Technology, Master of Information Science and a Diploma in Computer Science.

Ma-ubin University opened in July 2003.{{Cite web|url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/July19_h1.html|title=Maubin University creates unique opportunities for local people to conveniently pursue higher education|publisher=The New Light of Myanmar|date=July 19, 2003|archivedate=March 22, 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322211204/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/July19_h1.html}}

Dhamma Manorama - meaning ‘Delightful Environment of Dhamma’, is situated a mile away on the main road to Maubin University. It offers 10-day courses in learning and as of May 2005, eight courses had been held in which 349 students participated.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vridhamma.org/Uploadpdf/manorama-nidhi.pdf|title=Dhamma Manorama|publisher=www.vridhamma.org|accessdate=August 21, 2009}} Many of the students come from Maubin's No. 1 State High School. The centre was established on 28 March 2004, on some seven acres of land.

The American Baptist Missionary Union had been active in the area at the turn of the 20th century and established a number of churches.[https://books.google.com/books?id=khjPAAAAMAAJ&q=maubin&dq=maubin Annual Report of the American Baptist Missionary Union] (1905)

• Ba Maw - Burmese political leader
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{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101117004601/http://www.ucsy.edu.mm/maubincu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31 Images of pagodas in Ma-ubin and overview]

{{Ayeyarwady Division}}

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Category:Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region

Category:Township capitals of Myanmar